Post-Brexit Foreign Policy: A Resurgent Great Britain?

With a resounding majority, (472 yay to 117 nay), the House of Commons voted to approve  £31bn plan to revamp the Trident nuclear submarine program with new weapons systems. The next day, UK Foreign Secretary met the US Secretary of State and outlined the main pillars of a post-Brexit foreign policy. Much emphasis on shared values, shared language, shared history, a special relationship and a shared role in the world. 

At a time when the international order is increasingly under stress, challenged by rising powers, an almost perpetual European crisis, Middle East crisis, etc, the leaders of an "extricated Britain" feel they have a window of opportunity to play a role in restoring and regenerating that much weakened international order. The way the UK realigns and redefines its place in the world and its foreign policy mission will be a fundamental development to watch in future months. What we are likely to see though is the renewal of the Anglosphere, an alliance of destiny, heir to the once British Empire, as the main stage for UK initiatives, and coalitional platform. For now, let's watch what Britain does to weather the recession it is forecasted to undergo first.